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Marcella Sembrich Memorial Voice Scholarship Competition

Saturday, March 8, 2008 in New York
Lang Recital Hall, Hunter College

The Sembrich Voice Scholarship Competition of the Kosciuszko Foundation will take place on Saturday, March 8, 2008. beginning at 10 a.m. Auditions take place at Hunter College's Lang Recital Hall; they are open to the public, and no ticket is required. (Hunter College is at 69th Street, between Park and Lexington Avenues).

The Competition honors the great Polish soprano Marcella Kochanska Sembrich, who made her Metropolitan Opera debut in its brand-new building in 1883. After an enormously successful career, the popular singer founded the vocal programs at both the Juilliard School and Curtis Institute. Previous winners of the competition include Barbara Hendricks and Jan Opalach. The winner of the Sembrich Competition in New York is customarily sent to the Moniuszko International Competition in Warsaw, next held in May 2010. Cash scholarship prizes are $2000, $1250, and $750.

Application

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